To manage a tribute site such as this requires a lot of historical data to ensure accuracy of events in VA-95’s history. Rather than the reader thinking I’m telling “sea stories” instead of listing these on each post, I have added them here for you to access.
Squadron-Unit History
- Naval History and Heritage Command: DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL AVIATION SQUADRONS—Volume I
- Wikipedia: List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- Seaforces.org
Operation Frequent Wind
SS Mayaguez Recapture
Ernest Will Missions
Operation Praying Mantis-April 18 1988
- U.S Naval Institute: The Air View-Operation Praying Mantis: By Captain Bud Langston, U. S. Navy, and Lieutenant Commander Don Bringle, U. S. Navy
- U.S Naval Institute: One Day of War
- Naval History and Heritage Command: Operation Praying Mantis
- Operation Praying Mantis: That Time America Decimated Iran’s Navy
- Wikipedia: Operation Praying Mantis
Operation Fiery Vigil 1991
Operation Continue Hope 1992-1994
World War II – VT-20
Aircraft Data – The Aircraft of Our Squadron’s Geneology
- Wikipedia: Grumman TBF Avenger
- Wikipedia: Grumman F6F-5
- Wikipedia: Douglas AD Skyraider
- Wikipedia: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Wikipedia: Grumman A-6 Intruder
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